Plane Crash List

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N1806U

10 June 1984 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 June 1984 at about 21:02 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 registered N1806U was involved in an incident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 212 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:02
Classification
Incident
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nearest airport
Los Angeles Int'l (LAX)
Coordinates
33.9499, -118.4005
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Registration
N1806U
Category
Airplane
Engines
3
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Los Angeles → Washington
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX84IA351

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
212 0 0 0 212

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOTS WERE UNABLE TO RETRACT THE RIGHT WING SPOILERS AFTER TAKEOFF, SO THEY RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AN INSPECTION REVEALED RUST & DEBRIS IN THE AREA OF THE BELLCRANK, WHICH PREVENTED THE #1, #4 & #5 RGT HAND SPOILERS FROM RETRACTING. THE SPOILERS REMAINED EXTENDED 4 TO 5 INCHES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
1 Jan 1984 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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27 Oct 1984 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
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28 Feb 1984 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
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no coordinates
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12 Dec 1984 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
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17 May 1984 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40
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